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U.S. soccer star Hope Solo accused ex-FIFA President Sepp Blatter of grabbing her buttocks during an awards ceremony five years ago, an allegation that the former head of international football’s governing body denied. Solo, 36, told a Portuguese newspaper ...Sify, 1 month ago

The former head of world football Sepp Blatter said today that claims by US women's goalkeeper Hope Solo that he had grabbed her backside were "absurd".Solo told Portuguese newspaper Expresso that then-FIFA president Blatter had sexually harassed her at the ...

US prosecutors indicted 42 football and sports marketing executives for allegedly receiving millions of dollars in bribes and kickbacks. The post FIFA Trials: From Sepp Blatter to Manuel Burga, former officials involved in the global corruption scandal ...

World Cup favourites spared tough groups in Russia IMAGE: FIFA World Cup trophy. Photograph: FIFA/Twitter The favourites to win next year's World Cup in Russia were given navigable paths to the last 16 with the coaches of Germany, Brazil, Argentina and Spain having reason to feel reasonably optimistic after Friday's draw. Even hosts Russia, the lowest-ranked of the 32 nations taking part, breathed a sigh of relief after learning they will open the 21st edition of the tournament against ...

The Indian football fraternity, on Monday, mourned the death of former AIFF President Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi, who served in the position for nearly two decades. The 72-year-old, also an eminent Congress leader, passed away today after being in coma since 2008, when he had suffered a stroke. "His contribution to Indian football can never be forgotten. Under him, the National Football League started in 1996 (which was rechristened I-League in 2007) and everything today is moving ahead based on the ...

Paris Saint-Germain president and beIN Media chief Nasser al-Khelaifi will be questioned by Swiss prosecutors on October 25 in a World Cup media rights probe, his lawyer told AFP.Khelaifi, a Qatari, "wanted to be heard as soon as possible by the Swiss ...

Valcke is serving a 10-year ban from football after being found guilty of misconduct over the sale of World Cup tickets, abuse of travel expenses, attempting to sell TV rights below their market value and destruction of evidence. IMAGE: FIFA president Joseph S. Blatter, left, and FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke during the 65th FIFA Congress. Photograph: Philipp Schmidli/Getty Images Swiss prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into Jerome Valcke, the banned former FIFA secretary ...

British Prime Minister Theresa May's speech at her Conservative Party's annual conference on 4 October was interrupted by a serial prankster who handed her a P45(unemployment notice), an incessant cough, and some problem with the backdrop. First there was the ...

The All India Football Federation President Praful Patel today claimed infrastructure in the country has been raised to international standards for next months U-17 World Cup, a step towards making football a pan- India sport. He said that the successful ...